The school board in National City voted unanimously last week to extend the contract of Superintendent Leighangela Brady, through June 2021, and authorize a pay raise for both administrators and teachers.

Brady will receive a 2.5 percent raise — retroactive to July 1 — that will bump her annual salary to $205,360. She also will receive a monthly $275 allowance for mileage expenses.

It is the second raise for Brady since she was given a three-year contract in August 2016. Trustees approved a 1.7 percent pay increase in April 2017.

The most recent raise, approved Oct. 10, comes on the heels of what National School District administrators described as a “successful evaluation” of Brady. The district did not release details of the evaluation, which covered the 2017-18 school year.

Brady’s amended contract also includes a second 2.5 percent raise next July, subject to a positive evaluation for the current school year.

Brady said she was “thrilled” to have the board’s support and sees “room for growth.”

“I’m so proud of our students and the advancements they’ve made over the past three years, and am grateful for our exceptional, dedicated teaching staff,” she said in a statement. “I am looking forward to launching new initiatives throughout the district, including innovative programs and learning spaces.”

During the Oct. 10 meeting, trustees also approved a 6 percent raise retroactive to July 1 and another 6 percent raise next July for assistant superintendents: Christopher Carson of the Business Services department, Leticia Hernandez of the Human Resources department and Sharmila Kraft of the Educational Services department.

The increase sets their annual salaries at $166,770, a figure that will jump to $176,780 after the second raise next July.

Trustees also approved a three-year contract between the district and the teachers union. The agreement includes raises of up to 4 percent retroactive to Oct. 1 — under changes to the pay scale — and a 2 percent raise for the 2019-20 school year. The salary increases cover teachers, psychologists, speech language pathologists and counselors.

The contract with the National City Elementary Teachers Association was reached on Sept. 18 after seven rounds of negotiations in recent months.

Union President Christina Benson said “members are very pleased” with the negotiated contract.

“We do agree that job salaries and pay should be comparable to surrounding school districts,” she said, speaking in general terms about the pay raises the board approved last week.

However, she said she took issue with what she described as a lack of communication between the board and the teachers union over the raises for administrators. She said she was unaware trustees were considering the raises until the board’s agenda was released.

Meanwhile, at the Oct. 10 meeting, trustees tabled a contract with the California School Employees Association for non-teaching employees. The move is intended to give the union time to vote on the tentative agreement, which includes a 4 percent raise retroactive to Sept. 18 and a 2 percent raise for the 2019-20 school year. The school board will consider the contract on Oct. 24.

The National School District serves about 5,600 students at 11 elementary schools and a preschool.